Reflecting the final era of royal opulence before the upheaval of the French Revolution, antique Louis XVI furniture features more angular shapes than the Rococo curves of the Louis XV style, harkening back to the imposing grandeur of Louis XIV.
Dating between 1750 and 1800, an era that overlapped with the last king of France whose reign was cut short by the guillotine, Louis XVI furniture, known as the goût grec, is emblematic of the neoclassical revision that French furniture underwent during the second half of the 18th century.
Authentic Louis XVI furniture characteristics include clean lines and carved details such as scrolls and acanthus flourishes that were inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. This was informed by a burgeoning interest in antiquity in the 18th century, owing to new archaeological excavations at sites including Pompeii and Herculaneum. It largely eclipsed the more East Asian–influenced ornamentation of Louis XV for something more geometric and symmetrical.
The Louis XVI style was defined by what was being created for the palatial rooms at Versailles and Fontainebleau, particularly for the queen, with cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener being a favorite of Marie-Antoinette’s for his luxurious pieces accented with gilded bronze and marquetry. Furniture maker Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené was also a major designer of the period, with his pieces for the royal residences adorned with giltwood and neoclassical touches like tapered columns for chair legs and laurel leaf carvings. Cabinetmaker Adam Weisweiler occasionally incorporated into his furniture porcelain panels produced by Sèvres, a popular manufacturer of European ceramics that served the crown with serveware, vases and other decorative objects.
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18th Century French Palais Royal Perfume Bottle
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING Perfume/Scent Bottle from the 18th Century, namely an 18C French Palais Royal Perfume Bottle. . Either French o...
Tourmaline, Gold
Pair of Antique French Clear Glass Scent or Perfume Bottles with a Fitted Case
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique set of glass perfume or scent bottles with a fitted case are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from France and dating to approximately 1880 in the period Louis X...
Leather, Silk, Velvet, Glass
$882Sale Price|25% Off
Late 19th Century Porcelain Perfume Bottle by Samson, Paris
By Samson & Cie
Located in Paris, FR
Late 19th century perfume bottle and opium flacon crafted of porcelain and multicolored enamels, with gilt and chiseled bronze pierced moun...
Enamel, Bronze
Monumental Pr Moser jeweled Ruby-Red Overlay Two-Piece 24k Gold, Enameled Vases
Located in New York, NY
A monumental pair of antique 19th century Moser ruby-red overlay two-piece jeweled and 24-karat two toned, burnished and matte gold vases. Each of these vas...
Glass
$1,324
H 3.55 in W 1.19 in D 0.87 in
19th Century Small Gold and Porcelain Scent Perfume Bottle in Box
Located in Delft, NL
19th century small porcelain scent perfume bottle in case Porcelain bottle with white and blue painted union pattern The gold mounting on the bottle is marked with the Dutch gold...
Gold
A French Palais Royal Mother-of-Pearl Perfume Caddy, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A French Palais Royal Mother-of-Pearl Perfume Caddy, 19th Century Description: Features iridescent mother-of-pearl shells housed within a fire-gilded brass frame. Produced in Paris ...
Bronze
Late 19th Century Sèvres Style Parcel-Gilt Porcelain Jardinière
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Long Island City, NY
A late 19th century Sèvres style parcel-gilt porcelain jardinière Finely painted with numerous colored flowers with green and gold trim, gilt ram heads on either side. In late ...
Porcelain
French Art Deco Glass Perfume Bottle
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Deco molded clear glass perfume bottle with a black glass fan stopper.
Glass
Art Deco Heinrich Hoffmann Intaglio Perfume Scent Bottle
By Heinrich Hoffmann
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This stunning Art Deco perfume bottle is attributed to Heinrich Hoffmann, a master Czech glassmaker known for his exceptional craftsmanship. Featuring elegant intaglio floral motifs,...
Glass, Art Glass
Art Deco Moser Glass Vase 1930s
Located in Vienna, AT
Two beautiful pieces attributed to Ludwig Moser. Manufactured in Karlsbad, Czech Republic around 1930. These two small vases are something special.
Glass
French Perfume Bottle Guerlain Paris
Located in New York, NY
An iconic French perfume bottle, perfume Shalimar, by Guerlain Pairs, known as the Flacon Chauve Souris (The Bat), born 1924, Paris, France. Shown, the iconic beautiful French urn ...
Crystal
$14,000 / set
H 19 in Dm 12 in
Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Sèvres Style Porcelain Planters
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Sèvres Style Porcelain Planters Each urn mounted with bow tied ribbons connected in the front and back with a foliate swags. In late 1...
Bronze, Ormolu
Monumental Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
Chinese Cloisonne Vase 20.5"
Enamel
French Art Deco Lalique Perfume Bottle
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Deco round glass perfume bottle with embossed decorative briar pattern and gray staining, with a matching dome-shaped stopper (signed LALIQUE)
Glass
$9,500 / set
H 14 in Dm 8 in
Fine Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Vases
By Satsuma
Located in Long Island City, NY
A very fine pair of late 19th century gilt bronze and Japanese Satsuma porcelain vases. Painted scenes of men, women and children in landscape scenes and at leisure surrounded by ...
Bronze
Very Fine Late 19th Century Sèvres Style Porcelain Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Vase Covered top with an acorn style finial, above a long decorated spiral neck with raised gilt designs, the body s...
Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XVI Style French Bottle Made of Hand-Cut and Ground Red Crystal
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Hand-...
Crystal
Set of Five Late 19th Century French Vanity Crystal Bottles with Silver Lids
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This set of five late nineteenth century French vanity bottles features an etched leaf pattern on the bottles and jars and sterling silver lids. The lids are detailed with classic Lo...
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Baccarat Crystal Perfume Bottle
By Baccarat
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a glorious Baccarat crystal perfume bottle. High quality and made in France! It consists of a beautiful Baccarat swirl pattern crystal ...
Crystal
Pair of French Green Lead and Handcut Crystal Decanter
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Pair of bottles in green crystal, cut and ground by hand; for their execution crystal with a lead percentage of 30% has been used; the high lead content, instead of calcium, present ...
Cut Glass
20th Century Green Crystal French Decanter 1905-1910
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Green crystal bottle, cut and ground by hand, for its execution it was used crystal with a percentage of lead of 30%, the high lead content, instead of calcium present in the common...
Crystal
20th Century French Red Crystal hand Cut Bottle , 1905-1910
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Red crystal bottle, cut and ground by hand; for its execution, it was used crystal with a percentage of lead of 30%; the high lead content, instead of calcium present in the common ...
Crystal
20thCentury Crystal cut blue decanter France 1905-1910
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Blue crystal bottle, cut and ground by hand, for its execution it was used crystal with a percentage of lead of 30%; the high lead content, instead...
Crystal
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H 8.25 in Dm 5.25 in
Set of Six Early 20th Century French Baccarat Crystal and Gold Vanity Bottles
By Baccarat
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This set of six early 20th century French baccarat crystal vanity bottles features Classic Louis XVI style gold detailing. Gold garlands and kn...
Crystal
20th Century Vanity Set in Silver-Gilt and Crystal, Signed Keller
Located in Paris, FR
Early 20th century green, leather rectangular vanity set composed of eight cylindrical crystal flasks of three different sizes. They are decorated with grooves, and their monogrammed...
Crystal, Silver
Northern French Faience Character Toby Jugs, Lille
Located in Downingtown, PA
French Faience character toby jugs, late 18th century Northern French or Brussels, Probably Lille. The tin-glazed earthenware jugs of a man and woman still retain their original covers. Dimensions: Height: 12 3/4 inches x 9 inches wide x 5 3/4 inches The male figure sits on a green tree stump, his hands clasping his large protruding stomach and smug expression on his face, his eyes turned heavenward as is his moustache. He wears bright stripped britches in yellow, iron-red and blue, his jacket is covered with a repeating pattern of a flower in iron-red and yellow on a black stem with blue leaves and around his neck is a blue ruff. Around his head is a green hat. A blue band runs around the rim. The large green loop handle with black dots runs from his back to the tree stump below. The female figure similarly sits upon a tree stump. She wears a yellow underskirt with a white apron with brown spots, her blouse with flowers to match the man the sleeves cut short ending at the elbow. Around the neck is a scarf with large blue flowers and leaves. Condition: Excellent with typical minor frits. Reference: Faience de France...
Earthenware